TUCSON, Ariz. - The Wildcats beat No. 20 BYU in five sets (25-13, 23-25, 25-21,18-25, 15-13) on Wednesday night to mark their first Big 12 Conference win and secure their first ranked win since 2022. 

Arizona's pin players all recorded 13 or more kills led by Jaelyn Hodge with 20 kills and a .340 hitting percentage - her seventh career match with 20 or more kills. Jordan Wilson followed with 14 skills, and Carlie Cisneros tallied 14 kills. The Wildcat's defense tallied a season-high 14 blocks. Sophomore Journey Tucker had a break-out match with 11 blocks - the first time an Arizona player has had 10 or more blocks in a match since Zyonna Fellows in 2022. 

Arizona won the first set, 25-13, with Hodge leading the attack with five kills and a .375 hitting percentage. Cisneros followed with four kills and a .800 clip, and Wilson also had four kills. The Cats held BYU to a -.150 hitting percentage while tallying two blocks. The set started off with both teams trading points, before Arizona went on a 6-0 run to pull ahead of the Cougars. 

BYU took the second set, 25-23, to even the match. Both teams hit under .300, but BYU served three aces to overcome Arizona in the set. Hodge and Wilson both recorded five kills, while Cisneros had four kills. Tucker and Hodge teamed up for Arizona's only block of the set. The Cats kept the set close, but BYU kept the lead the entire set. 

The Wildcats won the third, 25-21, for a 2-1 lead in the match. Arizona's offense out-hit BYU, .351-.182, and the Wildcats out-blocked the Cougars 3.0-1.0. Wilson led the set with five kills and a .364 clip. Hodge followed with four kills and two blocks. Tucker also had two blocks and two kills to help the Cats. In a back-and-forth set, Arizona overcame 12 tie scores and five lead changes to win the set. 

BYU won the fourth set 25-18, to force a fifth set. The Cougars' defense had three blocks to hold the Wildcats to a -.037 hitting percentage. Arizona's defense also had three blocks, but BYU hit .286 to overcome the Cats. Kiari Robey and Wilson recorded two blocks each. 

Arizona won the match with a 15-13 victory in the fifth set. The Wildcat's defense shined with five blocks, to hold the Cougar's offense to a .038 hitting percentage. Hodge led the attack again with four kills and had the final kill to win the match. Tucker was involved in all five of Arizona's blocks in the set. After starting out with the teams exchanging points, Arizona went on a 6-0 run to pull ahead of the Cougars and hold the lead for the rest of the set.